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    =========================================================Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1

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    'ritten by: Daniel Acaba

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    *ontact me at: eternalmisery+1,-yahoo"com

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    #ndex

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    01 4 %pdate 5istory

    0/ 4 About This FAQ

    06 4 *ontrols

    07 4 *haracters

    08 4 'al&through

     4 08"00 4 (ameplay 9asics

     4 08"01 4 The Mysterious b;ect

      4 08"01"01 4 Muladhara

      4 08"01"0/ 4 Svadhisthana

      4 08"01"06 4 Muladhara < Samsara

     4 08"0/ 4 Forming An Alliance

      4 08"0/"01 4 Svadhisthana 4 9lue ey

      4 08"0/"0/ 4 Muladhara 4 9lue 'all

      4 08"0/"06 4 Manipura

      4 08"0/"07 4 Anahata 4 Solids 9ase

      4 08"0/"08 4 The *itadel

     4 08"06 4 >evenge or the Fallen  4 08"06"01 4 Manipura nce More

      4 08"06"0/ 4 *oordinate 16?

      4 08"06"06 4 Deserted Ship

     4 08"07 4 'ar $ith the 9rutes

      4 08"07"01 4 Samsara Tunnels

      4 08"07"0/ 4 An;a

      4 08"07"06 4 9rutes 9ase

     4 08"08 4 5eading to the Finale

      4 08"08"01 4 *oordinate 16?

      4 08"08"0/ 4 Sahasrara

     4 08"0? 4 Ascent to @irvana

      4 08"0?"01 4 arma Temple

      4 08"0?"0/ 4 Svadhisthana >edux

      4 08"0?"06 4 >eturn to Manipura

      4 08"0?"07 4 Samsara Tunnels

      4 08"0?"08 4 Anahata Again

      4 08"0?"0? 4 Samsara Tunnels et Again

      4 08"0?"0+ 4 Sahasrara Again

      4 08"0?"0, 4 Anahata Finale

      4 08"0?"0) 4 Svadhisthana Finale

      4 08"0?"10 4 An;a et Again

      4 08"0?"11 4 Manipura Finale  4 08"0?"1/ 4 An;a Finale

      4 08"0?"16 4 Sahasrara 4 Bnd (ame

     4 08"0+ 4 @e$ *ycle

    0? 4 Field 5unts

    0+ 4 9eastiary

    0, 4 Mantra (rid

     4 0,"01 4 Melee Mantra

     4 0,"0/ 4 Blemental Mantra

     4 0,"06 4 >ecovery Mantra

     4 0,"07 4 Mudo Mantra

     4 0,"08 4 5ama Mantra

     4 0,"0? 4 Ailment Mantra

     4 0,"0+ 4 Support Mantra

     4 0,"0, 4 Special Mantra

    0) 4 #tems! Ammo and *ells

    10 4 About the Author

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    1" %pdate 5istory

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    v"1"0 4 ,30?3/00, 4 FAQ *ompleted"

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    /" About This FAQ

    =========================================================

    This is the ourth entry in my attempt to $rite guides or all o the Shin

    Megami Tensei games" # decided to start $ith the ones that $ere actually

    released outside o Capan irst" Ater this one is done # $ill move on to the

    se2uel and $rite a guide or that one as $ell"

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    6" *ontrols

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    Field *ontrols

    ================Directional .ad 4 Move >aidou! Move cursor in menus"

    et Analog 4 Move >aidou! Move cursor in menus"

    >ight Analog 4 Turn camera

    S2uare 9utton 4 Menu

    Triangle 9utton 4 pen Map

    E*ross 9utton 4 *onirm! *hec& area

    *ircle 9utton 4 *ancel! *enter camera behind character

    1 9utton 4 Turn camera let 2uic&ly

    >1 9utton 4 Turn camera right 2uic&ly

    Select 9utton 4 @one

    Start 9utton 4 .ause 3 >esume game

    ================

    9attle *ontrols

    ================

    Directional .ad 4 Move cursor

    et Analog 4 Move cursor

    >ight Analog 4 @one

    S2uare 9utton 4 .ass turn

    Triange 9utton 4 Turn on 3 o Auto Mode

    E*ross 4 .ress to conirm menu decision

    *ircle 4 *ancel bac& to attac& command menu

    1 9utton 4 @one

    >1 9utton 4 @one

    Select 9utton 4 @one

    Start 9utton 4 .ause 3 >esume game

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    7" *haracters

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    Serph

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    The silent protagonist o Digital Devil Saga you $ill be stepping into Serphs

    shoes" 9y nature he seems to be a clever leader! one $hose talented leadership

    has enabled the relatively small Bmbryon tribe to hold their o$n against the

    larger tribes all around them" Al$ays calm and collected Serph is deerred to

    as the leader o the Bmbryon and carries a great amount o respect rom those

    $ho serve under him"

    'hen the $hite light comes to the Cun&yard all things begin to change and the

    inhabitants o the Cun&yard begin to sho$ emotions and true personalities"

    Serph does not ho$ever" 'hile there are some hints o an emerging nature and

    some signs o emotion he tends to be in something o a limbo"

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    (un: 5andgun 4 5igh accuracy! moderate damage! high criticals! one target

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    Stats: Serph is the only character you can customiGe so his stats can progress

      ho$ever you li&e" #t is in your best interest to ensure that his stats

      develop in a $ell rounded manner" There are items you can ind later on

      to let you boost his stats" #tHs suggested you come up $ith a system or

      distributing his points" Something along the lines o I1 Strength! I1

      Jitality and I1 Agility at odd levels! I1 Magic! I1 Jitality and I1 uc&

      at even levels is a air idea but you can really do ;ust about anything"

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    Jarna

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    Strong: #ce

    'ea&: Fire

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    Serphs demon orm seems to be based on the Jedic deity Jaruna! a god o the

    s&y! rain and the celestial ocean" 5e $as also considered to be a chie deity

    o la$ and the under$orld" Jaruna is largely given dominion over all orms o

    the $ater element especially oceans" This carried over $hen he $as introduced

    to 5induism" 'hich explains a lot about Serph being an ice user"

    Jaruna is regarded as a solar deity and he ocuses more on morality than he

    does $ith being $orshipped" Another peculiar thing is that he is considered to

    be a god o the dead! capable o granting immortality" Many o these things

    only seem partially connected to the game at hand" 5o$ever as you get urther

    into the game and its se2uel things start to ma&e a bit more sense"

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    Argilla

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    Acting as the sniper o the Bmbryons elite troops Argilla seems to ta&e on the

    role o scout" Argilla is one o the e$ people in the Cun&yard $ho accepts

    very 2uic&ly that something strange is going on" >eusing to ac&no$ledge the

    changes that are happening to her she initially avoids eating her allen oes

    out o disgust" #t doesnHt ta&e long or this to turn around but it is a strong

    testament to her character"

    Argilla is deinitely the conscience o the group" She can be pretty ruthless

    $hen the situation calls or it but overall she is deinitely a compassionate

    person" ut o all the characters in the Bmbryon she is the irst one to

    seemingly see a problem $ith having to devour your once human enemies"

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    (un: >ile 4 5igh accuracy! moderate damage! moderate critical! one target

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    Stats: Argilla puts most o her stat points into her Magic rating" 5er Strength

      and Jitality $ill usually lag behind $hile her Agility and uc& $ill be

      some$hat mediocre" As such she ma&es or 2uite the perect spellcaster"

      'henever you need someone to act as a magic user or a battle she should

      al$ays be your irst choice"

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    .rithivi

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    Strong: Barth

    'ea&: Force

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    .rithivi is &no$n to be a mother goddess in the 5indu religion as $ell as beingan earth goddess" She is &no$n to be the $ie o Dyaus! &no$n as ather Dyaus!

    and may have originally been part o a single deity previously" .rithivi acts

    as the opposite to Dyaus acting in the opposite dichotomy o earth and s&y

    along $ith her husband"

    She is the mother o both #ndra and Agni and $hen #ndra sle$ Dyaus she not

    only applauded him or it but she married him" #n other belies she $as one o

    the $ives o Jishnu and acted as another orm o the goddess a&shmi although

    seemingly $ith a dierent elemental ocus" As a mother goddess she seems to

    have held the belies o protection and nurtering $hich meshes $ith Argilla"

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    5eat

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    5eat seems to have the role o the muscle amongst the Bmbryon! li&ely acting as

    a bodyguard to Serph beore the event" #t is 5eat $ho begins to sho$ the irst

    signs o emotion due to the blaGing rage that seems to be building up $ithin

    this po$erul $arrior" 5e has absolutely no problems $ith devouring his enemies

    and $ill do ;ust about anything to deeat those $ho get in his $ay"

    'hile he acts as the stereotypical hothead in the group 5eat has a deep seated

    secret 4 his emotions or this mysterious blac&4haired girl" The eelings that

    he has or her drive him to do a number o things that seem conusing even to

    him" Some o them even seem to pain him but he $ill not stop" *alling 5eat

    persistant $ould be an understatement"

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    (un: (renade auncher 4o$ damage! moderate accuracy! lo$ critical! all targets

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    Stats: 9eitting his sometimes brutish nature Agni has most o his stat points

      placed into his Strength and Jitality" This ma&es him 2uite a po$erhouse

      $ith physical attac&s but by the late game this $ill ta&e its toll on

      his magical capabilities" Barly on this isnHt 2uite a problem but it

      becoms a big issue later on" 5e can still cast spells but he is lac&ing"

      Focusing on physical attac& superiority as $ell as resistances to enemy

      spells is a good use o his abilities" This orces him to get reduced in

      eectiveness and he starts to ta&e second iddle to (ale"

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    Agni

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    Strong: Fire

    'ea&: #ce

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    Agni is the t$o headed god o ire and the acceptor o sacriice" 5e is one o

    the most important Jedic gods" 'hile he is po$erul he is the messenger o the

    gods and carries all sacriices made to both himsel and the other gods to the

    rest o the pantheon" 5is appearance is a red t$o4headed beast $hich represent

    both the destructive and benevolent 2ualities he possesses"

    Agni is one o the e$ Jedic gods to have survived into modern 5induism" no$n

    or his ever young nature he is 2uite immortal" 'hile this reusal to truly die

    doesnHt really ma&e much sense in the context o the irst game! Agnis loyalty

    and un$illingness to pass on ma&es much more sense late in the second game"

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    (ale

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    (ale is the voice o logic and reason amongst the Bmbryon" 'here as the other

    characters are rapidly over$helmed by their emotions and start to act on them

    he remains ocused and detached" This paired $ith his natural intellect and

    cunning ma&es him the ideal it as the Bmbryons tactician! guiding the team and

    creating the plans that Serph used to lead them to victory" 5is intellect and

    Serphs leadership are very li&ely $hy such a small tribe $as able to stay as

    strong as they $ere in the Cun&yard or so long"

    5o$ever he is not let ully untouched by the strange light that gave everyone

    their Atma" 5e has begun thin&ing in $ays that $ould never have been possible

    beore! coming up $ith deceitul plans that sho$ a remar&able $illingness to

    brea& the previously iron4clad la$s o the Cun&yard"

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    (un: Machine (un 4 5igh accuracy! lo$ damage! moderate critical! all targets

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    Stats: (aleHs stats are pretty evenly thro$n about Strength! Magic $ith a

      secondary ocus on Jitality although his Agility and Magic can drag bac&

      2uite a bit later on" 5o$ever due to his point spread he can ill ;ust

      about any role! be it bac&4up spellcaster or bac&4up physical attac&er"

      'hile heHs not great at any one role he $or&s $ell in a variety o

      situations" 5e $ill oten ind his $ay into your party as the third man"

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    Jayu

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    Strong: Force

    'ea&: Blec

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    Jayu! his name being the $ord or air! is &no$n as one o the ive great

    elements" 5e is considered a deity o lie itsel" no$n as the ather o thegreat $arrior 5anuman! an integral character in the >amayana" As a god o air

    and breath he is considered to be one o the most po$erul deities and is most

    integral to the $orld itsel since $ithout breath there can be no lie"

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    Due to his po$er and attachment to lie itsel Jayu $as considered to be a very

    important god" The %panishads! important 5indu scriptures! have a number o

    examples about ;ust ho$ important Jayu $as to lie and sho$s very clearly ho$

    $ell regarded he $as"

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    *ielo

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    Ater the Atma $as given to all those in the Cun&yard (ale suered one o the

    most noticeable changes" @ot only did he gain emotion but he gained it in a

    rather spectacular ashion" (oing rom a 2uiet member o the tribe to a $isemouthed! high on lie ;o&ester caught many o guard and is the most $ild o

    the changes brought on by the light! second only to 5eat" ThatHs to say nothing

    o the $eird *arribean accent he pic&s up"

    More than ;ust that *ielo seems to have the greatest grasp o ;ust ho$ $rong

    things are" 5e is able to sense that everything is not as it should be and the

    very $orld they live in has some la$s in it that he cannot 2uite igure out"

    This light hearted boy in a mans body might ;ust hold the &ey to understanding

    the $orld the Bmbryon inhabits"

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    (un: Submachine (un 4 5igh accuracy! lo$ damage! moderate critical! all targets

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    Stats: *ielo suers rom some rather poor design decisions in regards to his

    stat gro$th" Most o his development is ocused entirely on his Agility $ith a

    secondary ocus on uc&" astly come his Magic! Strength and Jitality in more

    or less that order" Due to this he is 2uite good at evading attac&s and hitting

    your oes but he ta&es a lot o damage rom physical and magical attac&s unless

    you do something to protect him" %sing the @oise items ater youHve already

    bued up Serph as much as you li&e is a good $ay to ma&e him more useable"

    K @TB: To solve the problem o his obnoxious $ea&nesses you $ill $ant to send

    him do$n the Status Ailment path! getting him the @ull s&ills that $ill protect

    him rom Status Ailments" # you can get him @ull Ailment itsel then that is

    a much better choice and saves on space"

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    Dyaus

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    Strong: Blec

    'ea&: Ailments

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    #n the Jedic religion Dyaus Eor Dyaus .ita! is &no$n as the S&y Father" 5e is

    husband to .rithivi EArgillaL and ather o both Agni and #ndra" #t seems as

    i he $as not originally a Jedic god and may have come do$n due to exposure to

    other religions as he seems to be a derivative o one o the other many thunder

    and lightning type gods o the s&y"

    Stories state that Dyaus $as &illed by #ndra at some point although the exact

    details o this encounter are not clear" 5e doesnHt seem to have been held as

    highly as many o the other gods at the time though and his contributions to

    the religions seem to mainly consist o being the ather o #ndra and Agni"

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    Sera

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    This mysterious blac& haired girl $a&es up in a strange egg loo&ing device that

    appears in the middle o the Cun&yard one day" Bven ignoring her strange hair

    color she has a peculiar ability! that o song" 9y singing a particular tune

    she can instantly calm anyones demon orm even those succumbing to hunger rage"

    'hat ma&es this even more peculiar is that there is no such thing as song in

    the Cun&yard" 'here this girl came and $ho she truly is orms a ma;or plot

    element or this game"

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    8" 'al&through

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    This $al&through is $ritten $ith the assumption that you $ill $rap the side

    2uests and other optional events into the main storyline" 5o$ever i you are

    loo&ing only or side 2uest inormation you should use the search unction"

    Also o note is the act that it is not $orth the trouble to provide detailed

    inormation on ho$ to do Field 5unts each time they come up" A section on them

    $ill be included in a seperate part o the guide"

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    08"00 4 (ameplay 9asics

    ===================

    Terminology

    ==============

    9elo$ is some o the terminology that you $ill see thro$n around in the game

    and this guide" #tHs been listed and deined $ithout being ull o spoilers"

    Ammo: The bullets each character can e2uip $ith their respective guns" These

      are useul but no so much so that you should buy them too oten" ou can

      ind them oten enough"

    Atma: The mysterious mar&ings that have appeared on the various Tribes have

      inused them $ith this mysterious po$er" And even more oreign emotions"

    Atma .oints: (ained at the end o every battle these are ho$ you master the

      various Mantra you can ac2uire"

    9lue @ode: These are the loating blue prisms that you see around the $orld"

      Bssentially these are this games version o treasure chests"

    Field 5unt: Sometimes you $ill come across an area $here $ea& demons are elt"

      #n these areas you can hunt the $ea& demons and then ight the

      po$erul Mitama demons or lots o A." This has its o$n section"

    (old @ode: These are the loating gold prisms that you see around the $orld"

      Much rarer than the blue ones these are this games rare chests"Cun&yard: This is the location o the events in Digital Devil Saga 1 EDDS" #t

      seems to ta&e place in some post apocalyptic version o the $orld $e

      live in" 5o$ever there is more to it than that"""

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    arge arma Terminal: ou can save your game at any arma Terminal but you can

      also restore your 5.3M. or a price and teleport to any

      other T in the dungeon" More oten than not you $ill be

      visiting these or purchasing ne$ Mantra"

    ie Terminal: A glo$ing green terminal that you can pay to restore your 5. and

      M. at" These are some$hat rare so donHt count on them"

    Macca: 'hat is used as currency in the Cun&yard" This is a$arded ater a battle

      by the arma Temple $ho re$ards 2uic& and brutal combat tactics $ith

      increased money" %sed at the Jendor to buy supplies and get Mantra rom

      the arma Terminals" #t can be hard to come buy so use it smartly"

    Mantra: The programs that you can do$nload that teach you the various s&ills"

      Mastering use o the Mantra (rid is essential to advancement"@irvana: The paradise that a$aits the Tribe that prevails in the Cun&yard" This

      is the ultimate goal o all o the various Tribes and the reason that

      they ight so hard"

    .ress Turn: This is both the name o the combat system and the hexagon shapes

      in the upper right corner o the combat screen" The .ress Turn

      combat system is explained in more detail belo$"

    >e;uvenating ight: Bssentially these are ie Terminals that are entirely ree

      to use" our entire party $ill be ully restored by using

      one o these" Sadly there are only t$o in the $hole game"

    Small arma Terminal: These are much more limited than the arge arma Terminal

      and you can only save your game and get ne$ Mantra here"

      ou can also teleport to any T in the dungeon"

    Tribe: ne Tribe rules each section o the Cun&yard" These various groups are

      ighting to be the one last standing $ho $ill rule the Cun&yard and then

      ascend to @irvana"

    Jendor: This is $here you $ill buy and sell basic items" Since there is no

      $eapons or armor you $ill not need to buy too much rom them"

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    Solar @oise

    ==============

    As you move around the Cun&yard you $ill notice the number in the top let

    portion o the screen changing" This is called Solar @oise and represents the

    changing eects that the data can have on demons" There are nine levels to the

    Solar @oise count! it starts at 03, and $or&s itHs $ay up to ,3, beore going

    bac& do$n to 0" 'hen the Solar @oise is at 03, itHs represented as M#@ and $hen

    itHs at ,3, itHs represented as MA"

    'here the Solar @oise type element had a big eect in other Shin Megami Tensei

    games itHs not too important in the Cun&yard" The main eects that it has are:

     4 *ells pic&ed up sell or the maximum amount at MA Solar @oise" Bxception to

    this is the Cac& *ell $hich sells or maximum Macca at M#@ Solar @oise"

     4 There is a good chance E70N or so that you $ill be healed o any status

    ailments you are suering $hen it hits the next M#@ Solar @oise" This chance

    is igured independantly or each character"

     4 The M#@3MA *ritical s&ills ma&e use o the Solar @oise 2uite heavily"

     4 'hen using an Bstoma Spray or Magic >eed the eects $ill last until the

    next M#@ Solar @oise" Thus to get the best out o it you $ill $ant to use it

    $hen Solar @oise is at the minimum already"

    Solar @oise plays a much more important role in the se2uel but or no$ you $ill

    be able to ignore it or the most part"

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    Status Ailments

    ==============

    Status ailments are a po$erul tool both or or against you" Many enemies are

    immune or resistant to many orms o attac& and then have a $ea&ness to status

    ailments" *ielo! your ith party member! also has a $ea&ness to it as $ell"

    Ma&ing good use o status ailments can ma&e hard battles 2uite a bit easier"

    %sing the status ailment healing spells is a $aste o time since &eeping one

    o them set is usually a $aste o a s&ill slot" #nstead ma&e sure to have a

    good amount o curative items! bet$een 10 to /0 o each type o item" 'ith some

    orethought you can also render yoursel immune to status ailments or at least

    able to heal very 2uic&ly rom it"

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    Ache

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    *ured by: Dis4Ache! Achedi.rotection: #ron Stomach

    This is only caused by using 5unt abilities too oten in a short time" Those

    so alicted $ill randomly lose their turns and $ill get no A. ater the ight"

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    9at

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    *ured by: Bnd o battle! *ures ater several rounds

    .rotection: @ull Attac&

    nly one boss can cast this status ailment so you donHt need to $orry about it"

    ThereHs no $ay to stop it short o the @ull Attac& s&ill and thereHs no $ay to

    cure it besides $aiting it out" 'hile in this orm your stat parameters Eall

    stats and 5.3M. are cut rather drastically"

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    *harm

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    *ured by: .atra! Me .atra! .anacea! Bnd o battle

    .rotection: Joid *harm! @ull *harm

    'hen a character is charmed they $ill do one o a t$o thingsO ta&e no action

    and $aste their turn or treat your party as enemies" This means that they can

    ta&e a variety o actions that beneit your enemy! $hether it be to attac& yourparty! use magic spells on your party or heal your enemies"

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    Stun

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    *ured by: Dis4Stun! .araladi

    .rotection: Joid @erve! @ull @erve

    Stunned characters ace a number o detriments" Firstly most o their attac&s

    are going to miss since their accuracy gets $iped out" Secondly almost any

    attac& against them has a good chance o being a critical"

    ==============

    *ombat System

    ==============*ombat in Digital Devil Saga uses a system that $as devised or the Shin Megami

    Tensei games" #t $as irst used in SMT: @octurne! the spiritual predecessor to

    the DDS games! and returns here" ater on it $ill even appear! in a modiied

    orm! in .ersona 6 and its expansion FBS" Bvery time it has appeared in a ne$

    game there have been a small number o changes made to the system itsel"

    This combat system is called the .ress Turn system and it $or&s as ollo$s" At

    the start o a ight you $ill have a number o hexagonal icons in the upper

    right corner o the screen! as many as you have party members Eso three max"

    'henever you ta&e an action! be it attac&ing! using items or casting magic you

    $ill ta&e up one turn icon"

    The irst person to act $ill be the irst person in your party se2uential line

    up and then moving do$n the line" nce you have used up all o your turn icons

    the enemy $ill go" 9asic enemies $ill get one icon per enemy Eup to our or

    ive depending on the enemy in 2uestion $hile harder enemies $ill get up to

    t$o actions per round" 9osses $ill usually get at least t$o turns and regularly

    have access to spells that $ill give them a number o extra turns"

     4 >age: T$o lashing icons added

     4 .sycho >ageO Four lashing icons added

    These lashing icons are the actual .ress Turns in 2uestion" 'henever you hit

    an enemy by stri&ing at their $ea&ness! land a *ritical hit or pass your turn

    your turn icon $ill begin to lash" These lashing Phal4turnsP $ill ta&e the

    place o regular turns or pretty much any sort o action Ealthough passing a

    hal turn is basically a $aste" n the other hand i you hit an enemy $ith a

    s&ill that they can Joid E@ull then you $ill lose t$o turn icons Elashing or

    other$ise as $ell as i you miss" Should you hit an enemy $ith a s&ill that

    they Drain or >epel then you $ill lose all o your turn icons remaining"

    5o$ever this goes both $ays" # you are totally unprepared or a ight then the

    enemy ;ust might be able to hammer you and gather up numerous .ress Turns and

    &ill you rather unexpectedly" Should you be prepared and manage to Drain or

    >epel their attac&s then you $ill ta&e all o their turns and have 2uite the

    tactical advantage on them"

    'hat this means is that having a diverse amount o s&ills at your ingertips at

    all times is an absolute necessity" As such you should spread out the $ay that

    you teach your characters s&ills and let each o them have a role" isted belo$

    is an idea as to $hat sort o things each character should learn and an idea as

    to $hat role they can be put to"

     4 Serph: #ce or oense! Fire Eor Fire >esist! Stat 9us

     4 Argilla: Barth or oense! Force Eor Force >esist! 5ealing

     4 (ale: Force or oense! Blec Eor Blec >esist! 5ama! Stat Debus

     4 5eat: .hysical or oense! Fire or bac&up oense! #ce Eor #ce >esist

    4 *ielo: Blec or oense! Ailment s&ills or bac&up oense3protection! Mudo

    course this can be easily modiied" # you are not using! say! 5eat but are

    getting a lot o use out o *ielo then s$itch their places" ou may also ind

    yoursel needing several characters to learn one type o elemental attac& to

    ma&e a particular boss ight easier" 5o$ever as a general rule &no$ing $hat

    role you $ant your characters to play and giving them Mantra to learn those

    s&ills accordingly is important to giving them s&ills $ithout $asting too much

    money on redundant Mantra"

    K @TB: ou may $ish or one o your characters $ho you donHt use at all to

    learn the Dia and Media spells" This $ay they can be an out o battle healer!

    letting you reserve your active members M. or battles"

    ==============

    .ost49attle >e$ards

    ==============

    Atma .oints: Bach enemy gives you a set amount o Atma" There is no $ay toalter this amount $ithout using s&ills" S&ills li&e Atma 9onus $ill help you to

    get a bit more A. rom a ight" 5unt s&ills give all o the A. rom an enemy to

    the character $ho uses it" All characters get A.! even inactive ones"

    arma: This is the experience value o enemies in Digital Devil Saga" #t never

    gets higher or lo$er! enemy re$ards remain consistant although the amount o

    Bxperience you need to level up increases rather rapidly" #nactive characters

    get no arma $ithout the Shared3Mutual arma s&ills"

    Macca: The amount o Macca that you recieve at the end o battle is determined

    by a number o actors" The game igures it out ollo$ing the system set up

    belo$" Some o the numbers might be a bit udged but itHs mostly accurate"

    1" Bach enemy starts $ith a base amount o Macca" Add them up to determine the

    total amount given by the battle"

    /" Subtract one ourth rom this amount or each round it ta&es to deeat the

    enemy past the irst" This stops ater the third turn"

    6" # you are higher level than the demon youHre acing then the total amount

    o Macca you recieve is cut by 137th"

    7" This is your total"

    So as you can see ighting enemies closer to your level and inishing them o$ith all haste is the most important aspect o attaining money"

    #tems: Bach enemy has a chance to drop items $hen you deeat them in battle"

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    The chance o recieving an item is aected by your uc& rating as $ell as i

    you have any s&ills e2uipped that $ill change this"

    ==============

    eveling %p

    ==============

    'henever your party members level up their points $ill be distributed in a very

    set ashion" This $ill deine the role that they ta&e during battle to 2uite a

    large degree" For example most o Argillas level up points go straight into her

    Magic rating and many o her other stats are airly neglected" Due to this she

    should be ta&ing the role o a healer or primary spellcaster" A list o the

    roles that characters ind themselves in is listed belo$:

    5eat: .hysical attac& user

    Argilla: ensive spellcaster

    (ale: Support spellcaster 3 5ealer

    *ielo: 5ealer 3 Ailment!Mudo!5ama caster

    5eat has such a ocus on his Strength and Jitality that he is great or doing

    physical damage but his magic rating causes him to do less damage $ith spells

    and to ta&e more damage than others might" Argilla is the exact opposite since

    her Magic rating is so high" (ale doesnHt have a particularly high Magic rating

    but itHs usually higher than *ielo and 5eat" *ielo has a very high Agility

    rating but lo$ almost everything else meaning he isnHt a great ighter or a

    very good spellcaster" They can be shaped into roles i you li&e some$hat Esee

    the section belo$ on Stat @oises but itHs usually a $aste"

    Serph is a special case in that $henever he levels up you $ill be given three

    points to distribute to his stats as you li&e" This means that you can ma&e him

    literally any sort o character that you $ant him to be" etHs ta&e a small

    loo& at $hat each o the ability scores means"

    Strength 4 *hanges the amount o damage you do $ith .hysical attac&s be they

      s&ills or the basic attac& command"

    Magic 4 *hanges the amount o damage you do $ith Magical attac&s as $ell as

      reducing the amount o damage you ta&e rom hostile magical attac&s"

    Jitality 4 #ncreases your maximum 5. and reduces the amount o damage that you

      $ill recieve rom physical attac&s"

    Agility 4 #ncreases your chance to attac& irst in battle as $ell as increasing

      your accuracy $ith physical and magical attac&s"

    uc& 4 This has a number o minor eects: #ncreases your chance to perorm a

      critical hit! chance o enemies dropping items! chance o being ambushed

      and $hether you are healed o ailments $hen the Solar @oise is at M#@"

    'ith this in mind you $ill see that each ability is actually very necessary or

    a $ell rounded character" 5o$ever depending on your personal playing style you

    $ill $ant to ocus on dierent attributes" Depending on $hat role you $ill

    have Serph playing $ill change exactly $hat stats are important" Some examples:

    Fighter 4 Since he $ill ocus on .hysical attac&s you donHt really need a high

      Magic rating or lots o M."

    .rimary Spellcaster 4 ou $ill $ant to ocus heavily on Magic to the exclusion

      o most stats! putting / points into Magic per level"

    9u Spellcaster 4 Since he $ill be using a lot o bus and debus a high

      Magic rating isnHt as necessary" Focusing on uc& $ill help land you

      in more avorable battles $hile a high Jitality $ill help you live"

    5o$ever most players simply go to round Serph out and let the Stat @oise items

    bu up his stats" 'ith enough o these items! and you $ill see plenty o them

    by late game! you $ill have the chance to ma&e him a better spellcaster than

    Argilla! better ighter than 5eat and more accurate than *ielo"

    ==============

    Stat @oises

    ==============

    ne o the rarest items you can ind in the game! the @oise items are also the

    most useul" 'hen used a @oise item $ill increase your stats by / Eor by 10 in

    the case o 5. and M. @oise permanently" As such you can use these to ma&e

    your main character 2uite po$erul 2uite 2uic&ly" 9y and large they are ound

    in nodes across the entire game but you can also ind them rom very particular

    enemies as a post4battle drop"

    isted here are the demons that drop the respective @oises" The hardest o the

    @oises to be ound are the Strength and Quic& @oises" The others are airly

    simple as listed belo$:

    .o$er @oise: ngyo4i! ocated in one ma;or spot! as reinorcements $henever

      you ight a in4i! Sui4i and Fuu4i are deeated"

    Magic @oise: 5orus! ocated on the 6F o the 9rutes 9ase in the secret area"

      Sometimes ound in the topmost loors o the arma Temple"

    Jital @oise: Arahaba&i! ocated in the secret area o the Samsara Tunnels

      EManipura Bntrance as reinorcements" *ome in pairs"

    Quic& @oise: (aruda! ocated as enemies ater ighting it as a boss in the

      topmost loors o the arma Temple"

    uc& @oise: 5igh .ixie! ocated in the Samsara Tunnels ESvadhisthana entrance

      summed by a regular .ixie" Also ound in 9rutes 9ase"

    5. @oise: (irimeh&ala! ocated in the 9rutes 9ase E'hite *oniguration and the

      arma Temple" 9e very careul $ith them"

    M. @oise: #sis! ocated in the second hal o the Samsara Tunnels EManipura

      entrance and come in bigger groups"

    .lease consult the 9eastiary section to see ho$ to best handle these creaturessince they are all airly po$erul enemies" Bspecially the (irimeh&ala and the

    Arahaba&i" 9e very careul $ith that Arahaba&i since they can be borderline

    impossible to &ill it i you arenHt prepared"

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    ===============================================================================

      8"01 4 The Mysterious b;ect

    ===============================================================================

    This part o the game is a series o lengthy cutscenes that set up the premise

    and situation or the rest o the game" 'ho is this mysterious girl passed out

    in the craterL 'hat are these mysterious mar&ings let in the $a&e o that odd

    $hite lightL 'hen all is said and done the Bmbryon return to their base"

    ===================

    08"01"01 4 Muladhara===================

    Something peculiar you may or may not notice about the characters in this game

    at this point" They almost never use contractions" #tHs a bit odd to listen to"

    'hen you gain control o Serph head on out o the strategy room and go to the

    north a bit" Ta&e the irst door to your east and open the purple node there to

    ind a >evival 9ead x1" The t$o $estern doors contain nothing although the

    southern one has the girl $ith blac& hair sleeping on the bed" Bnter the door

    to your north and east to ind your irst Jendor $hile going urther north and

    $est $ill get you to a arge arma Terminal"

    ThereHs nothing to really buy at this point but you should $atch the cutscene

    and then save your game at the arma Terminal" From here head to the $est to

    get outside"

    (o on up the staircases and you $ill see another staircase right near you" (o

    on up it and through the door" The irst southern door has another purple node

    $ith *ha&ra Drop x6" The second northern door has Dis4.oison x/ and the second

    southern door has a Soma Drop x1"

    @o$ head on out o the building! tal& to people as you li&e and then use the

    elevator here" This ta&es you to the upper loor $here you can tal& to people

    more and then head on out to the $orld map"

    ===================

    08"01"0/ 4 Svadhisthana

    ===================

    #t seems that the Janguards base is terriically undermanned" 'here is everyone

    and ;ust $hat the hec& is going onL 'ho &no$s but itHs time to head on into the

    Janguards base" There is a Jendor outside but you li&ely $onHt need to use it

    at this point" 5o$ever ma&e note o it! itHs one o the easiest Jendors to get

    to in the entire game and is an ideal place to sell any *ells you ac2uire" More

    on that later" 9eore heading inside ma&e sure to search the outside area! you

    can ind a purple node $ith Soma Drop x1 in it"

    (o through the door into the Janguards base" #tHs eerily 2uiet in here as $ell"

    From $here you start head to the north to ind a arge arma Terminal! save the

    game and then head through the door to the south" 5ead on up the small stairs

    you see and grab the .anacea x/ rom the node up here" ThereHs nothing on the

    lo$er level so head do$n the stairs to your south and ollo$ the path to the

    door out o the room"

    #n this ne$ room there is a s$itch! ignore that and head through the southern

    door" #gnore the stairs at irst and go through the door all the $ay to the

    east" pen the node to grab the >ation x6 and then double bac&! going up the

    stairs this time" To your east up here is a blue $all that you cannot get rid

    o or the time being so ignore it and go to the $est and through the door"

    ouHre on an upper level o the room $ith the s$itch" 5ad you lipped that

    s$itch it $ould have lo$ered the bridge you are going to use to continue to the

    north" (rab up the *ha&ra Drop x6 rom the node here and then double bac& to

    the lo$er room" 5it the s$itch and the bridge $ill lo$er" 5ead through the door

    and then go up the stairs to ind another purple node $ith *ha&ra Drop x6" (et

    it! go do$n the stairs and use the Small arma Terminal to save the game"

    'hen you attempt to go through the door urther in this room you $ill be $arned

    that there are sounds coming rom $ithin the room" This is your indicator that

    there is either going to be a boss ight or some sort o mid4boss ight behind

    the door" ater in the game this $ill be $hen you $ant to s$ap around s&ills

    and ready yoursel or the boss ight but or no$ ;ust head through the door"

    ==============

    First Fight: (houl x/

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    >esistances: @one'ea&ess: Fire! Barth

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    'elcome to your irst ight in the game" ou are given a bit o a tutorial on

    ho$ the .ress Turn system $or&s" The ight itsel is airly simple to beat as

    it is really ;ust a regular battle started in a more dramatic ashion" As you

    can see the ghouls have no real strengths to spea& o and they donHt do all too

    much damage $ith their attac&s" # you $ant to ma&e your lie simple have Serph

    use his 9uu attac& on the irst enemy! 5eat use Jenom *la$ on the second one!

    let Argilla pass and have Serph hit the irst ghoul $ith a second 9uu" This

    $ill &ill it and let you ta&e out the second one at your leisure"

    ==============

    K @TB: %ntil you actually reach the boss o this area Argilla $ill not gain

    any A. meaning she cannot learn her Mantras" This is due to her character

    reusing to eat her allen opponents" nce you beat the boss she $ill stop

    doing this and she can be used as a normal character"

    'hen the battle ends you $ill be able to assign your stats ho$ever you li&e"

    'ith that done you $ill no$ have the ability to s$ap in ne$ s&ills $hen you

    learn them rom the Mantras" These have their o$n section and are discussed in

    more detail there"

    Also be a$are that this is $here random battles start" So rom this point on

    you $ill ace enemies in airly high concentrations in any area that isnHt a

    designated sae Gone" ou can identiy these by your party members standing

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    around and allo$ing you to initiate dialog $ith them"

    5ead through the eastern door $henever youHre ready to continue" (oing upstairs

    is a $aste since it leads to t$o dead ends so head through the eastern door"

    Ater the cutscene ends go out the door and head on up the stairs no$" 5ead in

    the eastern door and go to the north" The $all that they raised acts as a sort

    o bridge or you to get across up here" 'ithout it being there! as it $as

    beore you sa$ 5arley a moment ago! this $ould have been a dead end"

    (o over the bridge and you $ill enter into another tutorial sort o ight" This

    one is against a rather huge *oc&atrice" The game $ill explain a bit more about

    the .ress Turn system although itHs still airly vague" This boss is vulnerableto #ce and resists Fire so hit him $ith a e$ 9uu attac&s to really ruin his

    day and get rid o him"

    @o$ go to the s$itch and lip it to lo$er the $all beore climbing do$n the

    nearby ladder" (o through the door you end up next to and head into the next

    corridor" ou $ill be in a rather large room $ith stairs going do$n$ard and a

    pair o small terminals! the green one is a ie Terminal $here you can pay to

    have your health restored $hile the red one is a Small arma Terminal" These

    are really useul since you can save your game! get Mantras and even teleport

    to one o the arge arma Terminals you have ound in the dungeon" ou cannot

    purchase ne$ Mantras ;ust yet but you $ill be able to soon"

    #gnore the stairs do$n since you canHt get past the colored $alls do$n here in

    either case" %se the t$o terminals and then continue or$ard" ou $ill have to

    ight t$o Bmpusa" These little &itties are $ea& to ire but they use #ce spells

    as you might have guessed rom the game mentioning that you should use Joid #ce

    to ma&e them lose their turns" Cust let use Agi on them and you can continue on

    your merry $ay"

    ou $ill be prompted to pass through the next door and chase 5arley some more"

    Ater he bolts ollo$ him through the door he ;ust used" 5ead through this

    straight path and you $ill ind yet another door $ith a prompt beore going on

    through it" 'hen you pass through you $ill get yet another scene $ith 5arley"

    Follo$ him through the door he $ent through! yes heHs leading you in circles!

    and head along the southern path" (o on up the stairs here"

    n the second loor ta&e the eastern path and go through the door to ind a

    golden node $ith a *harge Shot x1 in it" @o$ double bac& and go to the $est and

    go through this door next" ou $ill ind a s$itch on the other side o a $all

    bridge! go lip the s$itch to lo$er one $all and raise the other" 5ead bac& to

    the do$nstairs level and go through the eastern door! ta&ing the long $ay to

    the $estern door" The reason you have to do this is the $all that you raised up

    ;ust a moment ago is bloc&ing the $estern door! orcing you to ta&e the longer

    $ay around"

    'hen you reach the room $ith the $alls you ;ust shited go through the $est

    door and up the stairs" .assing through this next door lets you see 5arley run

    a$ay again but this time heHs trapped" 9eore going ater him head up around

    the north side to ind a ladder! go do$n it" There are three purple nodes do$n

    here 4 one has >evival (em x1! one has *ha&ra Drop x1 and the last has an #ce

    9last x1 in it" @o$ go bac& up the ladder %se the Small arma Terminal and the

    ie Terminal here! the next room is a boss ight"

    5ead on through the door $hen youHre ready or the boss" 5ey! contractions And

    some pretty po$erul emotions too" @ice"

    ==============

    9oss Fight: 5ayagriva

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    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Death! @ull Bxpel! @ull Fire

    'ea&ness: 'ea& #ce

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    As a irst boss 5ayagriva is airly easy" 5e has some pretty po$erul ire

    spells but these are only really dangerous i he targets Serph" To ma&e your

    lie easier have 5eat cast Joid Fire every round $hile Serph &eeps on pummeling

    him $ith 9uu" Argilla can alternate bet$een healing and using Tera to pile on

    the damage" 5e isnHt going to be much trouble unless you let him hammer on

    Serph $ith a bunch o ire spells! things can get bad then" So long as you &eep

    protecting Serph rom this you $ill be ;ust ine"

    ==============

    ou are no$ the leader o the Janguards so yay

    ===================

    08"01"06 4 Muladhara < Samsara===================

    #tHs time or some exposition and cutscenes! yay 5ead on over to Muladhara to

    get them started" nce that is over you $ill have to head to the arma Temple

    so mosey on over to Sahasrara" This is a straight path so ;ust head on in to

    the deepest part o the temple and you $ill get more cutscenes" nce theyHre

    over $ith head on out and you $ill be inormed by a member o your Tribe that

    you can no$ purchase Mantras" 5ead on over to do so! loo& do$n to the Mantra

    section o the guide $here paths o learning $ill be suggested"

    ===============================================================================

      8"0/ 4 Forming An Alliance

    ===============================================================================

    %pon returning to Muladhara your Tribe $ill consult and come up $ith a ne$ plan

    o attac& in the Tribe $ar" ou $ill ally $ith the Maribel and ta&e do$n the

    bigger Solids tribe"

    KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

    Digital Devil Saga / @ote

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    Serph $ill be as&ed $hat he thin&s about the plan" # youHre going to import

    this saved data into Digital Devil Saga / then you should ans$er P'e $ill help

    them $ithout betrayal"P 5eat doesnHt really appreciate you thin&ing this $aybut it $ill net Argilla a ne$ s&ill in DDS/"

    KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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    'e have a stop to ma&e beore heading to Manipura and thatHs going right on

    bac& to Svadhisthana" ThereHs a good reason or this"

    ===================

    08"0/"01 4 Svadhisthana 4 9lue ey

    ===================

    Those blue $alls that youHve been seeing about the placeL ThereHs a $ay to get

    past them! to the treasures that lie beyond them" That $ay is located deep in

    the Janguards base $here you ought 5arley" 5ead on bac& to that room and tal&

    to the man there to be given the 9lue ey" 'ith this in hand you can lo$er any

    blue $alls you come across" There is one here in Svadhisthana and another in

    the Bmbryons 9ase at Muladhara"

    5ead to the Small arma Terminal outside the room you got the 9lue ey and

    teleport to the arge arma Terminal" From there head south! east and then go

    south at the room $ith the s$itch" 5ead on up the stairs and continue east to

    ind the 9lue 'all" Follo$ing this path $ill let you reach t$o purple nodes!

    one that has Jital @oise x1 and the other has .o$er @oise x1" ou can no$ leave

    Svadhisthana and head to the Bmbryon base"

    ===================

    08"01"0/ 4 Muladhara 4 9lue 'all

    ===================

    The 9lue 'all youHre loo&ing or is located in the building you can enter! the

    one thatHs directly across rom the stairs leading into the base proper" %se

    the elevator and go do$n to the o$er ayer" ou canHt get the three gold nodes

    do$n belo$ so ignore that or no$" #gnore the 9lue 'all you see at irst and

    continue do$n the hall$ay" #n the middle door in the $estern room is a purple

    node $ith M. @oise x/ and in the next room to the $est is a second node $ith a

    5. @oise x/"

    (o bac& to the 9lue 'all! destroy it and ta&e the elevator up" This nets you

    the purple node you may have seen beore but couldnHt get" Snatch up the (reat

    *ha&ra and head bac& up the elevators and out o Muladhara to Manipura"

    ===================

    08"0/"06 4 Manipura

    ===================

    Ater the initial cutscene ma&e your $ay to the east all the $ay and you $ill

    see a door" (o through it and head straight north" ThereHs a purple node here

    $ith a >evival (em x1 in it" (rab that and then head bac& to the main entrance

    you started near" 5ead on through it and you $ill be inside the Maribel base

    proper" Directly to your north is a Jendor and through a door to your $est is

    a arge arma Terminal" The door near the terminal is loc&ed and $ill not be

    opened on this trip through the area"

    'henever youHre done saving! getting ne$ Mantra and shopping ma&e your $ay to

    the north past the vendor to continue on$ard" Ater going up the ramp you $ill

    see a ramp leading do$n to your $est! head that $ay" All the $ay $est! into the

    room! is a gold node containing Brror *ell x1"

    K @TB: There is a purple node near the loc&ed door to the north" ou can open

    this either no$ or later depending on i the Dis4.oison x6 is important to you"

    ou can get it beore you complete this area though so donHt $orry too much i

    you happen to miss it ;ust no$"

    eave the room $ith the gold cell and head up the stairs to the north" The path

    leads across a bridge and into a hall$ay" At the end o the hall$ay the door

    $ill lead you to an outside area $here you $ill hear some $hispering voices"

    %se the s$itch in the northeast corner to unloc& the (ate 1 right near you and

    then head on through it" DonHt $orry about the message o a presence being elt

    through the door! they run o as you go through so thereHs no ight"

    Ma&e your $ay east do$n the ramp and ollo$ the path" ou $ill come to a split

    $here you can go t$o $ays:

     4 %p the stairs $ill lead you to an optional area $ith goodies"

     4 Straight through the alley $ill lead you to a Small arma Terminal and the

      (ate to let you proceed or$ard"

    etHs go deal $ith up the stairs irst" #gnore the ladder or the moment and

    head or$ard until you reach t$o doors" (o through the eastern one irst to

    ind a 9lue 'all" Ater removing it go through the southern door to ind a 'ild

    *ard x1 inside o a purple node" Ta&e the other hall$ay east then north to ind

    a ello$ 'all you canHt do anything $ith ;ust yet and a room" (o inside this to

    ind a purple node $ith Quic& @oise x1"

    5ead all the $ay bac& to the outside area $ith the t$o doors and ladder and use

    the northern door no$" Some creepy $hispering can be heard and then you get to

    explore" (o through the norhtern door right in ront o you to ind a purple

    node $ith 9rave >ation x1" Ta&e the other path and go through the door to ight

    a lone *oc&atrice" %se #ce to ta&e him out and then open the gold node here to

    ind Frigid Shot x1"

    (o bac& outside once again and this time head up the ladder" Follo$ the path

    across the rootops and go do$n the other ladder to ind a gold node" pen it

    to get Active *ell x1"

    'ith all that done head bac& to the ground level and ta&e the alley$ay to reach

    the Small arma Terminal" %se it and then hit the gate s$itch nearby to open

    the (ate / right here" 'hen you head through you $ill be attac&ed by our

    .reta and a a&sa" This isnHt that hard a ight since the .reta are pretty $ea&

    to ;ust about anything" %se 9uu on the a&sa and Tera or Agi on the .reta"

    nce theyHre dead ma&e your $ay $est to an area $ith a door in ront o you" (o

    south irst and ollo$ this path to ind a gold node $ith Active *ell x1 inside

    o it" @o$ go through the $estern door to ind a door and 9lue 'all" (o through

    the 9lue 'all and ollo$ the path to ind (reat *ha&ra x1" Ma&e your $ay bac&to $here you removed the 9lue 'all and go through the door"

    5ead up the ladder and start ma&ing your $ay across the rootops" There is a

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    purple node $ith *ha&ra Drop x/ and a s$itch to open (ate 6 here" Double bac&

    do$n the ladder and head east out o this area" (o north and through the door"

    #n this hall$ay head through the north door and open the purple node to obtain

    Dis4Ache x6" 5ead bac& to the hall$ay and go through the door here" nce again

    the presence $ill retreat"

    Since you opened the (ate 6 earlier on the rootop simply use the Small arma

    Terminal and then head through the gate" ou $ill be ambushed by three Macha

    and trapped in human orm" This $or&s out ine or you since theyHre $ea& to

    (uns so ;ust shoot them dead"

    #gnore the stairs or no$ and go through the alley$ay" Bnter the irst doorthat you see to ind a gold node" Snatch the Devil *ell x1 rom it and then go

    to$ard the $estern door" There is a Field 5unt here! please consult the Field

    5unt section o the FAQ or more detailed inormation on it" 5ead to$ards the

    southeast and go through the door here to ind a gold node containing a pair o

    #&usa aching or trouble" Deeat them to get a 9rave >ation x1" #tHs no$ time

    to head bac& to those stairs $e passed"

    (o on up the stairs and enter the irst door that you see" #gnore the north

    room since itHs empty and head all the $ay to the $est into the room" pen the

    purple nodes to obtain dd Morsel x1 and >evival (em x1" Ta&e the hall$ay near

    this room to end up bac& outside and head up the stairs nearby" Follo$ the path

    to reach a Small arma Terminal and a ladder do$n"

    5ead do$n the ladder and continue moving or$ard until you ind yoursel in a

    little ambush" ou $ill need 9uu spells to deal $ith the t$o $aves o a&a

    EitHs three in the irst $ave and ive in the second and then a (yu4i" 'hile

    the irst t$o $aves are more o an M. $aster than anything (yu4i is something

    o a problem" 5e ta&es t$o turns and $ill generally use them to .o$er *harge

    and then do some orm o attac&! rac&ing up bet$een ?04+0 damage per hit"

    (yu4i is! ho$ever! $ea& to Barth attac&s so use items or s&ills to &eep your

    party healthy and let Argilla pound on him $ith Tera attac&s" #t shouldnHt ta&e

    too long or him to all" nce heHs been ta&en out you $ill $ant to open up

    (ate 8 to get bac& to the entrance" The gate control is ;ust to the north o

    said gate" Sell o any *ells and do $hatever you need to at the Jendor and

    arge arma Terminal"

    'henever you are ready to get through $ith this dungeon head over to (ate 7!

    use the Small arma Terminal i you li&e and then open the door nearby to ind

    a purple node $ith *ha&ra .ot x1" 'ith that done go and unloc& the gate beore

    you head on through" Ater some chatting you $ill have to ight 9at"

    ==============

    9oss Fight: *amaGotG

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    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Death! @ull Bxpel

    'ea&ness: Barth E'hen (uarding only

    444444444

    *amaGotG isnHt really that tough o an opponent" 5e $ill attac& you $ith some

    basic attac&s at the beginning but he doesnHt really get hard until you hurt

    him a bit" nce in;ured he $ill use >age to grant himsel t$o turns and then

    use Spiral Bdge! a physical attac& that hits everyone! ollo$ed by (uard" 'hen

    he is guarding all damage $ill be reduced to 1 or / points o damage"

    To deeat him you really donHt need all that much" 5ave Argilla $ith Tera and

    hopeully you have Dia and Media on your party members" Serph can use 9uu or

    physical attac&s! 5eat shold use physical attac&s and Argilla can attac& $ith

    physicals as $ell but she should act as your healer"

    'hen he enters his guarded orm you $ill $ant to hit him $ith Tera to &noc& him

    out o it but donHt bother $ith that magic other$ise! it doesnHt do enough

    damage to him to $arrant the M. useage"

    >eally this is all there is to the ight" Cust be careul and donHt let your 5.

    get too lo$"

    ==============

    nce you deeat 9at you $ill be moved straight to the next area"

    ===================

    08"0/"07 4 Anahata 4 Solids 9ase

    ===================

    9eore you do anything else ta&e note o this act: The minute you go into the

    Solids base you are stuc& there" Do not go into the base i there are *ells you

    must sell or items you $ant to get" #nstead leave and go to either Muladhara orSvadhisthana and restoc& and save your game there" ou can then go bac& to

    Anahata and begin this area"

    nce that is done you can start this area" .roceed or$ard and tal& to 5eat!

    Argill and Cinana beore you go up the ladder" 5ead up the stairs and go on

    inside o the *itadel"

    ===================

    08"0/"08 4 The *itadel

    ===================

    (o or$ard and head do$n the stairs and through the door" There are no enemies

    in this area so you donHt have to $orry about that ;ust yet" Bnter the north4

    $estern door and get the Dar& Jeil x/ rom the purple node" The south$estern

    node has t$o nodes! one $ith Shoc& 9omb x/ and the other $ith 9last x/" @o$

    proceed through the southern door and you $ill reach a $ide area $ith our more

    doors or you to explore"

    @orth$estern 4 'ind 'all x6! 9olt 'all x6

    South$estern 4 Moldy >oll x6! Dis4Mute x/

    @ortheastern 4 *ha&ra Drop x6

    Southeastern 4 Dis4Stun x6

    K @TB: # you ta&e a loo& at this haul youHve ;ust recieved you can see that

    theyHre preparing you or something" ou $ill be dealing $ith plenty o 'ind!

    Blec! Mute and Stun users here" Set up your party as appropriate"

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    *ontinue south! do$n the middle! and you $ill ind a Small arma Terminal" %se

    it beore you head or$ard and &eep this as a seperate save" ou $ill ind that

    youHre cut o rom leaving this place shortly ater you get past this area and

    i you have diiculty come bac& to this save! restoc& on more items and then

    you can try again"

    (o through the door and you $ill encounter t$o Archangel demons" ou probably

    donHt have any Mudo type spells at this point but you do have those t$o Dar&

    Jeils that you pic&ed up" %se them and i theyHre still alive hit them $ith #ce

    spells to hopeully reeGe them beore pounding them $ith physical attac&s" #

    you canHt reeGe them rely on magics instead because they resist phys attac&s"

    'ith them out o the $ay go through the eastern door and into the larger room

    to ind a gold node containing an Brror *ell x1" @o$ ta&e the $est door and

    head south! ignoring the stairs do$n" nce youHve head all the $ay south you

    $ill ind a purple node $ith a >evival (em x1 to your $est and a yello$ $all to

    your east! ma&e note o it"

    @o$ you can head bac& north and go do$n the stairs to your east" Follo$ it all

    the $ay or$ard and you $ill be in a $ide open room" To your east is a 9lue

    'all $ith a purple node in the northern room containing Magic @oise x1" (o bac&

    and ta&e the southern path to continue on$ard"

    #n this ne$ room you $ill ind a loc&ed eastern door so go through the $estern

    one" %se the Small arma Terminal you ind inside o the room and then go on

    through the southern door to see a giant red4eyed idol staring at you"

    K @TB: This is the aorementioned point o no return" nce you go or$ard you

    $ill be stuc& here and not able to escape" Do not do this i you thin& thereHs

    any reason you might need to leave no$"

    A small explanation o ho$ this areas gimmic& $or&s" ou $ill encounter a bunch

    o statues o giant idol heads" 'hen you step on the tile in ront o them a

    e$ things $ill happen" # itHs eyes are red you $ill be dropped into the

    dungeon o this place" # theyHre yello$ then they $ill change to either red or

    green as you near them Eyou $ill have time to avoid stepping on the tile more

    oten than not and the greens let you pass saely"

    Since this is a red eyed idol and thereHs no other $ay to go itHs time to drop

    into the dungeon" The toxic gas that is mentioned isnHt really all that much o

    a threat li&e you might initially ear" All it does is ma&e your party pass out

    on occasion and $hen you $a&e up youHre acing a dierent direction" All you

    need to do to render this a non4issue is to reorient yoursel $ith your map and

    compass and then continue on$ard"

    9ecause o the hexagonal shape to the rooms here some directions might not be

    absolutely accurate so bear $ith us here" 5ead through the door to your east

    and once your party is done tal&ing go through the south$estern door" That

    commotion youHre hearing is a (yu4i trying to get out" ill him li&e you did

    the earlier one to get a air re$ard o arma! A.! Macca and a Medical it x1

    rom the purple node here"

    5ead all the $ay south to the door and go on through it" This room is probably

    the irst place you $ill pass out" >eorient yoursel and continue through the

    southern dor here" As you move through this southeastern angled passage go into

    the irst room you come across" ill the (yu4i in here as $ell and then open

    the purple node or Dis4.oison x/"

    Cust a bit south o this room you $ill ind a dead Maribel member" 5e has

    scra$led a $arning about the red4eyed idols on the loor in his blood" 9ut $e

    already &no$ this so continue on$ard" #gnore the $estern door! thereHs nothing

    there so ;ust head through the east door" The ladder up is in here but ignore

    that or no$! ta&e the door on the northern $all" Ta&e the $estern path here

    and go through the irst door to ind yet another (yu4i! this time $ith a

    >evival (em x1 as a re$ard"

    5ead north a bit more and go through the northeastern door to ind yet another

    (yu4i" Deeating this one nets you a gold node $ith *ode *ell x1" *ontinue all

    the $ay to the north through the door here E$eHre $or&ing in a circle here"

    The dead Maribel here $arns you about the yello$ eyed idols" 5ead all the $ay

    to the east and then go through the south$estern door" (o through the east door

    in this room and then head south all the $ay until youHre near the door leading

    to the ladder up" ThereHs nothing else do$n here so up the ladder it is"

    K @TB: #n this ne$ area you start ighting purple co$ enemies called Apis"

    These enemies are pretty rough $ith all their resistances so be very careul$hen dealing $ith them" They can stun your party! thus the Dis4Stuns"

    To your $est is a pair o gigantic statue heads but you canHt do anything $ith

    them no$" ou need t$o &eys to deactivate them so that you can head on through"

    (o through the northern door and head all the $ay north to ind a arge arma

    Terminal so save and heal up" (o through the south$estern door and head east"

    The $est path leads only to a drop bac& into the toxic maGe so donHt bother"

    (o into the irst $estern door you see and ta&e the southern door in this room"

    Follo$ the path and you $ill ind a gold node containing an Active *ell x1"

    eave this series o rooms bac& the initial corridor you head bac&" # you go

    to the south you $ill ind a trapped gold node that does damage to your party

    so avoid going that $ay" nce bac& in the arge arma Terminal area go through

    the northeastern door" (oing east here $ill put you in the path o a red4eyed

    idol and that gold node is to taunt you into doing it" DonHt be ooled"

    5ead to the $est and into the northern door" (et the Jital @oise x1 rom the

    purple node and open the gold node or a ight $ith t$o @ue" TheyHre $ea& to

    *harm and Force so hopeully you have a e$ 9last items or Ran s&ills to help

    get rid o them" nce theyHre dead you get a Medical it x1 or your trouble"

    5ead south rom here but remain vigilant and be careul! thereHs lots more red4eyed idols around" (o around to the $est and then head south" Follo$ing it

    around $ill net you *ode *ell x1 rom the gold node" 'ith that done head bac&

    to the main room! save and then go through the southeastern door"

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    (oing through the straight eastern door leads to a Small arma Terminal" # you

    $ish to get to it move across the tiles as ollo$s" From $here you start:

    4 Bast

    4 Bast

    4 South

    And then you have a straight shot $est to the room $ith the ST" (o bac& the

    opposite path and then head to the south" There is a blue $all here! this leads

    to the *itadel EAnahata Field 5unt" nce youHre done $ith that ma&e your $ay

    to the north" Stop beore reaching the yello$4eyed idol! itHs going to turn redand dump you" (o through the door east o it instad"

    >un past the blue eyed idol and head through the northern door" Then turn east

    and go that $ay then south through another door" ThereHs a purple node right

    here that nets you a Soma Drop x1" 'ith all that done go bac& to the eastern

    door $ith the statues and ollo$ this pattern rom the door:

    4 Bast

    4 Bast

    4 South

    4 South

    4 'est to the $all

    4 South to the $all

    4 Bast Eread $hat dead Maribel has to say

    4 Bast

    4 Bast Ethe yello$ eyed idol $ill become green

    4 @orth and then a straight shot to the door to your east"

    'hen you go through the door be ready or a ight $ith a Tarras2ue" 5eHs not

    too hard so long as you &eep hitting him $ith Tera and Agi spells Ehis t$o $ea&

    spots" 5e $ill go do$n pretty 2uic&ly and you can get the > Statue ey rom

    the gold node"

    (o all the $ay bac& to the arge arma Terminal and then ta&e the north$estern

    door" # you donHt eel li&e $al&ing it you could ;ust go to the Small arma

    Termimal and teleport to the T to save some time" Follo$ the path until it

    or&s and then ta&e the eastern path through a door here" (et the 9rave

    >ation x1 rom the purple node" @o$ go and enter the $estern door or another

    idol puGGle" From the start:

    4 @orth

    4 Bast

    4 @orth to the green4eyed idol

    4 Bast

    4 @orth to the $all

    @o$ all you need to do is go east and then north through the door" The dead

    Maribel here is basically ;ust $arning you against the mini4boss Jal&yrie you

    $ill ight through the next door" So save and then head on through the door" #

    you have Mute 9lo$ then it $ill help no$" ther$ise ;ust use magical attac&s

    that arenHt Agi based to ta&e her out" Avoid physical attac&s or ris& being

    counterattac&ed or some pretty good damage"

    nce sheHs dead open the gold node to get the Statue ey" ou can go to the

    northern door here and open it" Doing this allo$s you access to earlier parts

    o the *itadel and the ability to leave" 9ut itHs a $aste or no$" Cust open

    the door Eor later and then use the Small arma Terminal nearby to teleport

    bac& to the arge arma Terminal"

    5ead south and then go over to the t$o big idols" %se the > Statue ey on the

    right statue and turn the &ey to the let" Then use the Statue &ey on the

    let statue and turn the &ey to the right" This $ill let you pass as both idols

    eyes $ill have turned green" @o$ go through the door and ollo$ the path" #t

    continues on or a$hile but itHs pretty straightor$ard"

    Soon you $ill reach a arge arma Terminal! go in and use it" As you continue

    north along the passage donHt miss the door to the $est that has a purple node

    containing a >evival (em x1" (o or$ard through the door! use the elevator and

    go through the double doors into Mic&Hs room"

    There is a ight here! involving t$o groups o our #&usa and then a Turda& $ho

    is lan&ed by a pair o yet more #&usa" 'hile it might sound bad it isnHt" #t

    can actually be pretty easy i youHre ready or it" Set a Ran3MaGan s&ill and

    use any 9last items i you have them to ta&e out the #&usa $ith ease" 'hen the

    Turda& appears ma&e use o 5ama s&ills to cut its health do$n and then &ill itby using anything other than Fire spells"

    'ith them dead exit through the eastern door and go do$n the elevator" Simply

    move along the path and you $ill eventually reach a more open room that has

    both a arge arma Terminal and a Jendor" Ma&e use o the vendor and use that

    T since youHve got a boss ight coming" (o through the eastern door and then

    out the main gate $hen youHre ready or it"

    K @TB: Do not enter this next ight $ithout Joid Bxpel" #t $ill be borderline

    impossible to do $ithout this" 'hile you can struggle through it the loss o

    items $ould ma&e it less than $orth$hile"

    ==============

    9oss Fight: %sas

    444444444

    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Death! @ull Bxpel

    'ea&ness: @one

    444444444

    %nicorn x/

    44444

    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Bxpel

    'ea&ness: 'ea& Death444444444

    This ight isnHt necessarily hard as much as it can get prolonged $hich $or&s

    in her avor" She has our main oensive orms: a regular attac&O 'hirl$ind! a

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    random target physical attac&O Marin arin! single target charm spellO last is

    Support! an ability that lets her summon in one %nicorn per use up to t$o" The

    %nicorns can attac& or cast 5ama but the real danger comes in that %sas and a

    single unicorn can perorm a combo attac& Seraph ore" This $ill cut your $hole

    partys 5. by ,310ths"

    @o$ she has no particular resistances or $ea&nesses to &eep in mind during the

    ight so you can pretty much proceed as you li&e" 5o$ever the minute she casts

    Support or the irst time you have to &eep up a Joid Bxpel shield" @ot only

    $ill this protect you rom 5ama and Seraph ore it $ill cost her turns" %sing

    any sort o attac&s on the %nicorns is a $aste o time since you canHt &ill

    them very ast Ethey have about 600 5. or so and she $ill ;ust call in more"

    'ith that in mind youHre ar better o ocusing your strongest physical and

    magical attac&s on %sas and trying to ta&e her out" She doesnHt have a craGy

    amount o 5. compared to! say! *amaGotG so she isnHt much harder" The %nicorns

    can actually help $ith the ight since every time a 5ama attac& is voided they

    cost themselves turns"

    So long as you ocus on %sas this shouldnHt ta&e very long"

    ==============

    'ith that done ma&e sure youHve sold any *ells you might have! restoc& on your

    supplies! s$itch around Mantra and then head on over to Manipura"

    ===============================================================================

      08"06 4 >evenge or the Fallen

    ===============================================================================

    @o$ you $ill have to return to the Maribels base at Manipura and chec& in on

    $hatHs going on there" *onsidering $hatHs happened so ar you $ill $ant to see

    the state o things there" Things are not loo&ing so good once youHve arrived

    there and itHs time to clean house some"

    ===================

    08"06"01 4 Manipura nce More

    ===================

    ouHve obtained yoursel a ne$ party member! shortly ater arriving at this

    location again" (ale $ill ;oin up $ith you and heHs something o a replacement

    or 5eat since you $ill ind many enemies $ho Force magics are useul against

    and phsyical magics are not as useul by and large"

    >egardless o $hat you choose to do as ar as your party goes set up your group

    and shule s&ills as necessary beore going in through the ront gate" 5ead

    or$ard! use the Jendor i necessary! and go straight north" ou $ill see a

    member o the Solids running a$ay! ollo$ him"

    .ass through (ate 6 and head south to ind that same Solid" *hase him through

    (ate 7 Esave the game at the nearby arma Terminal i needed and you $ill

    ind another boss ight happening right here $ith 9at again"

    K @TB: ou are going to lose 5eat or a short time ater you complete this

    boss ight so you might $ant to

    ==============

    9oss Fight: *amaGotG

    444444444

    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Death! @ull Bxpel

    'ea&ness: Barth E'hile guarding only

    444444444

    9aphomet

    44444

    >esistances: @ull Ailments! @ull Death! @ull Fire

    'ea&ness: 'ea& Bxpel

    444444444

    This ight can be incredibly tough i you arenHt prepared or it" *amaGotG is

    pretty strong on his o$n but including the t$o 9aphomet only ma&es it $orse" To

    simpliy matters here" *ome into this ight $ith (ale instead o 5eat and ma&e

    sure he still has Joid Death set"

    *amaGotG $ill start the ight o by using .sycho >age! (uard! call in t$o

    9aphomet demons and then usually cast Joid Bxpel" As usual $hile heHs guarding

    heHs near impossible to hurt except this time you canHt &noc& him out o that

    state until the 9aphomet are dead" %nli&e last time though he $ill still ta&e

    actions $hile (uarding! mostly these consist o alternating bet$een Joid Barth

    and Joid Bxpel castings! protecting himsel and the 9aphomet accordingly"

    Any round $here he has cast Joid Bxpel you should hit him $ith Tera attac&s

    i only to $ea&en him a bit and get the extra turns rom exploiting his $ea&

    spot" 5it the 9aphomet $ith any non4ire elemental attac&s or physicals to

    $ea&en them a bit" 'henever he has instead cast Joid Barth you should hit the

    9aphomet $ith 5ama attac&s but do not use Mahama as it $ill Joid on *amaGotG

    and cost you t$o turns"

    'henever you do inally get him out o his guarding heHs pretty much the same

    as beore" # youHve been hitting him $ith Tera attac&s $hile he $as guarding

    them he $ill be airly $ea&ened and go do$n rather ast"

    ==============

    5eat is gone and no$ youHre loc&ed into the area" Time to slice and dice our

    $ay out o the base" To start o $ith head straight in the direction youHre

    acing! south" (o inside the room here to ind a Small arma Terminal and green

    shat o light" This >e;uvenating ight is o immense help as it is ree to use

    healing" %se it! save up and then head on bac& out"

    5ead to the east and up a small light o stairs to get a purple node $ith Dis4

    .oison x6" # you head urther east rom here you $ill reach the arge arma

    Terminal but the $ay to leave is loc&ed and using this is unecessary since you

    can heal or ree at the >e;uvenating ight"

    @orth is bloc&ed so head to the $est! use the gate control nearby and head on

    through (ate ?" Ma&e sure that someone has Maragi! or at least Agi! set here

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    since you have to ight a huge group o elpie and theyHre only $ea& to Fire

    attac&s and resist Blec and Barth" # you have any Molotovs no$ is a good time

    to use them" There are three groups o three elpie and then one ine one that

    is all by himsel"

    'ith them dead head through the door to the south" At the irst room to your

    $est go inside to ind a gold node containing *ode *ell x1" The second path is

    bloc&ed by a ello$ 'all so stop heading north" (o bac& to the area $here you

    ought the elpies and head north" The t$o paths lead to the same place but as

    you go north i you $atch your east you can ind a purple node $ith Dis4Stun x/

    in it" Ater that continue along the north path to ind a ladder! go up"

    n the rootop there is a purple node right next to you! open it to ind some

    Dis4*urse x6" Ma&e your $ay across the roo and do$n the ladder on the other

    side to the $est" Follo$ the path through the alley until you come to another

    ladder" (rab the Quantum *ell x1 rom the gold node here and go bac& do$n to

    the alley$ay" 5ead north and ignore the eastern path $hen you see it! ;ust stay

    north" 'hen you reach (ate + it starts out open but it $ill be loc&ed on you

    by a member o the Solids"

    %se the Small arma Terminal to save since this next ight can be a bit hairy"

    ou $ill be ighting our $aves o @ue! irst t$o! then threey $aves o three"

    @ue are dangerous because they can hit you $ith Mudo! causing instant death! or

    9lood *urse on a party member ma&ing damage dealing $ith them a dicey situation

    until theyHre healed o it" eep Joid Death up at all times and &eep hammering

    them $ith Agi! Tera and especailly Ran s&ills" A lone inal @ue $ill come at

    the very end o it all! you can ta&e him out $ith ease"

    5it the gate control s$itch! double bac& to the gate and head on through" This

    should be a amiliar area"

    K @TB: The Field 5unt $ill have regenerated by no$ so you can eel ree to go

    or another round o Ara Mitama soup"

    5ead to the northeast! to$ards (ate 6 and the ie Terminal" This gate is also

    loc&ed so head on up the stairs" Ma&e your $ay all the $ay to the rootops and

    over to the Small arma Terminal to the south" Save your game and then head on

    do$n the ladder" nce do$n the ladder head to the east to get into a ight $ith

    a large group o n&otO one $ave o t$o and t$o $aves o three" They resist

    physical attac&s but are $ea& to elec so it can be tough i you donHt have some

    Rio spells by no$" ou should have items to use though so that ma&es it a bit

    easier on you"

    'ith them dead continue on to$ards the gate here" ou $ill ind yoursel in the

    area $ith (ate 7 and (ate 8" # you $ish to open 7 and head on over to the

    >e;uvenating light to heal do so and then return to 8! open it and head on

    through" As you reach the doors that lead out o the base you $ill have to end

    o one last enemy! an Atava&a" This guy is a physical po$erhouse but is $ea&

    to Barth attac&s to let your boys ta&e up healing roles and Argilla hammer on

    it $ith Tera spells" #t can do some serious damage but it usually only attac&s

    once per round" Cust try to &eep your health up and i you canHt beat it level

    grind a bit and it should be easier"

    5ead on out rom here and return to Muladhara" Ater a bunch o cutscene type

    stu inside o the base you $ill get 5eat again and itHs time to head out to

    *oordinate 16? to get Sera bac&"

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    Tal& to the other members o the Bmbryon i you li&e and then proceed inside"

    'atch the amusing cutscene $ith *ielo beore you hear a voice tal&ing over the

    spea&er system" Sounds almost li&e Sera""" 5ead do$n the stairs to the east and

    go or$ard to ind a arge arma Terminal" 'henever youHre ready to start this

    area go through the double doors here" More tal&ing $ill ensue! giving you some

    interesting stu to ponder"

    'al& up to Ser""" the .rincessH portrait and examine it to unbloc& the doors in

    the room" 9y tal&ing to the T$in&lebell statue you $ill ind out that your goal

    is to examine the good princes portrait and then return to the .rincess in this

    room" 5o$ever the $alls are littered $ith the Bvil prince and you have to ind

    the good prince in that mess"

    T$in&lebell and the portraits in the next room $ill give the ollo$ing tips to

    help you out:

    4 The (ood .rince is dressed in blue"

    4 The Bvil .rince has set traps"

    4 The (ood .rinceH motto $as Pslo$ly ma&e hasteP

    4 The t$o loo& identical rom a distance! only up close can you see dierences

    4 The (ood .rince d$ells east o the .rincess

    4 ThereHs a treasure chest near the (ood .rince

    K @TB: The irst tric& o this area is similar to the *itadel" ou $ill see a

    number o paintings on the $all" Some are o the Pgood princeP and some are o

    the PBvil princeP and should you stand in ront o the Bvil prince ones you

    $ill get dumped into the basement" The second tric& is that most doors are only

    a one4$ay aair once you leave the areas ;ust east and $est o the .rincessH

    room" So you $ill very li&ely ind yoursel alling at least a e$ times"

    K @TB: Falling into the pits can be helpul since thereHs treasure do$n there"

    9ut all o the doors in the basement are one4$ay trips" So you literally have

    to all into every pit trap to get all o the treasure" #tHs not recommended

    since thereHs lots o 9aphomets do$n there $ho can easily &ill you and youHre

    ar better o ;ust completing the area 2uic&ly and using less items"

    @o$ regardless o $hat the pictures said you $ant to start this rom the $est

    room" 'hile the .rince is located to the Bast o the princess thereHs no $ay toget straight to him" ou need to ta&e a roundabout path rom the $est to get

    there" 9eore you embar& on this ma&e sure you set both Joid Death and 5ama" #

    you should all do$n into a pit the lo$er area is inested $ith 9aphomets and

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    you do not $ant to ight them unprepared"

    K @TB: All directions belo$ are relevant as per the Map" Al$ays regard any o

    these directions $ith yoursel acing north"

    4 From the irst room $ith the portraits enter the eastern door"

    4 (o $est and then north at the intersection and head through the door"

    4 5ead north until you reach the second intersection"

    4 (o east until you reach another intersection! pass through the northern door"

    4 5ead east and go through the door here"

    4 *ontinue east until you reach the second path that leads south! go that $ay"

    4 5ead east and go through the door"4 The very irst portrait in your path here $ill turn blue as you near it! this

    is the good prince" ThereHs also a chest ;ust south o him $ith Soma Drop x1"

    nce youHre ready to move on examine the painting to get a message you need to

    deliver to the .rincessH portrait" Step in ront o one o the Bvil princes to

    get dropped into the basement! loot the chest here and then head bac& to the

    .rincess" Save your game since you $ill pass the arge arma Terminal and then

    continue on" Bxamine the princessH portrait to relay the message and let her

    open the $ay to the next loor" 5ead on up the stairs no$" The second loor is

    basically useless at this point since thereHs only t$o ello$ 'alls"

    5o$ever $hen you try to go up to the next loor you $ill be attac&ed by a Cac&

    Frost and .yro Cac&" These guys are airly easy to beat i you have a Fire! #ce

    spell and Joid #ce and Fire" 9uula and Agilao are preerred especially $ith

    the appropriate 9oost s&ills set but you can ma&e do $ith 9uu and Agi"

    'ith these all you need to do is ocus on Cac& Frost $ith #ce spells as 2uic&ly

    and as hard as you can! trying to &ill him o 2uic&ly" 5e can use Diarama to

    heal up to /00 5. a round so you $ant to &eep up the oense" .ryo Cac& is the

    damage dealer typically using Mind *harge and Agilao" 5o$ever i you have Media

    you should be able to &eep yoursel alive easily and then ;ust ocus on Cac&

    Frost until heHs dead" nce heHs gone .yro Cac& $ill die easily enough once you

    have gotten rid o Cac& Frost"

    ou $ill obtain a Cac& *ell! this one must be sold at M#@ @oise or maximum

    eect" At the top o the stairs you $ill get to hear another message over the

    spea&er system" %se the Small arma Terminal and then head through the $estern

    door to reach the irst puGGle" ou $ill be trying to turn the .rincess statue

    so that her PloveP Ebeam o light reaches the good prince statue"

    1st .uGGle: Turn the princ